Method of making cloth or garments



Fild July 16, 1945 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 26, 1944 WTHQ in entibniito provide a mpr idht patft fin tm hma efrom onip ifisin njiirtiirepf r ls c asmink,

new mu ket un m m w t i sun r ther assea 6: "this invention is to MAKINGCLo'rn on wiansiaisiMinimal;ash;Y."

" fie ei lei Se Ne 4 it ,nfacisims. motes-{+79 i h y when using long wool fibers the resultis a stronger yarn, but due to shrinking it does not hav as good" a fhandle or feel; "as when using short flbers. As willappear hereinafter, short fiber wool may be used successfully in accordance with thepresentmethod, and due tothe proyide an e opnomical method of the character wit n the aocompanying drawing, in n which h. h h

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treatment as outlined hereinafter the yarn will be strong and'yet have a soft feel or "handle.

The short flber wool furthermore blends; better wool and fur. I

The yam may be knitted or woven into oloth material; The cardedmixture orblend of wool and fur maybe spnnto atight twist either by dry or oil spinning and it is thus mrmea into a yam \hav'ing tensile strength sufliciently sturdy for weaving jor knitting, but (new the tight twist thecloth will not be soft untiltreated as out-" lined hereinafter. The yarn may be knitted into a sweater or other garment. 1 Y

The cloth or zarmentis then processed. to remove the harsh feel and to soften the same as will appear hereinafter. The processing ofthe cloth or garmentis as follows:

The cloth or garment is scoured or washed in a laundry wheel for about twenty minutes in hot water, alkali, soapand oil soap, A detergent/of high sulfate type may be'iised. The water is preferablyat between 120 --1 30F. during the firstwashintr Thereafter the water and soil' are drained off i h and fresh water at about115-120 F. added.

Soda ashmay be also added and theygarments y for about eight minutes in this solution. I

orlcloth are then washed Thereafter more hot water together with oil and germicidal materials-re added. The oil may be mineral oil such as 'No. '70, woodtex standard'. The germicidal materialmay be Lysolf y y The cloth or garments are washed in this mixture from between three to five minutes. The water is then drainedout of .the laundry wheel'and whilethe clothes are still hot, theyarerinsed with coldwaterfor one and The clothbr garments are then :put in an ex tractor whichis operated until all the water out, leaving the cloth or garments dampdry. V The same is then placed in asteam heated tumbler whieh is operated until the cloth is thoroughly dry. The t umbler is operated back and forth andserves to bring the fur fibers to the" surface otn the yarn. Therwool thus ms as a binder for theturflbers. i

y y A good sweater can thus be made by using practioallyby-products or both will be seen that the fur fibers II are at the surface of the yarn i2 and close the pores in the fabric. Washing of the cloth in hot water and oil and then the rinsing in cold water while the garment is still hot causes the fur fibers to come to the surface. The process of washing and tumbling gives the cloth a brushed appearance. A coarse wool may therefore be used in the improved process described herein, and the resultant cloth will nevertheless be soft. The rinsing of the garment while hot, furthermore, in'cold water causes the wool fibers l2 to contract and'bind the fur fibers to make them stick. The scouring method furthermore removes grease, fats, and animal odors from the yarn, and also rids the yarn of kink or curl. The fabric becomes lustrous and smooth and feels the same as cashmere, and the fur fibers close all the open pores of the fabric.

The garments or cloth may be dyed after proc essing to the natural animal color or any other color. 1.

Cashmere is not obtainable in this country at the present time due to the war and sweaters made in accordance with the present invention will have the same feel, warmth, and wearability;

and will look as luxurious as cashmere sweaters.

The furis obtainable from clippings which furriers ordinarily dispose'of.

The processing of the sweater or other garment helps the sweater to maintain its shape and it will not sag or stretch. If the sweater gets dirty it can be washed at home or in alaundry.

In Fig.2 is illustrated a piece of the cloth before treatment showing the open pores 2 i Also the fur fibers 22 do not have a brushed appearance as in Fig. 1. v

In the piece 20 beforescouring or processing, as will be seen, the yarn is tight and harsh showingopenings in the-cloth.

If desired the yarn may be processed as described above before it is knitted or woven into cloth or a garment. In the event that the yarn is scoured and washed, the garments or cloth must again be washed and treated as described herein, although fora lesser period of time.

2. A process of making cloth, consisting in blending fur and wool fibers, then spinning the blended fibers into a yarn, making cloth of the 'yarn, then washing the cloth in a vessel inrelaand continuing to wash, then draining oi! the water from the vessel, and while the cloth is hot,

rinsing the same with cold water.

3. A process of making cloth, consisting in blending fur and wool fibers, then spinning the blended fibers into a yarn, making cloth of the yarn, then washing the cloth in a vessel in relative1y hot water, together with alkali soap and Oil If desired, furthermore, the garments or cloth I device in which the several objects of this in ventionare achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth orshown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A method of the characterdescribed, consistingin blending together wool, and fur fibers, then spinning the mixed fibers into a'yam, then making cloth of the yarn, thenwashing said cloth in hot water, then rinsing the cloth while hot in cold tap water, and thereafter placing the cloth soap, then draining off the water and soil from the vessel, and adding fresh, relatively hot water and alkali to the vessel, and again washing, then adding oil and germicidal substances to the vessel, and continuing to wash, then draining ofl the water from the vessel, and while the cloth is hot,

rinsing the same with'cold water,then extracting the water from the cloth until it is damp dry, and r then placing the cloth in a heated tumbler and tumbling until the cloth is thoroughly dry. I

4. A process of the character. described, consisting in blending fur and wool fibers, then spinning the blended fibers into yarn, then making'the yarninto cloth, then washing the cloth in water between 120-130 F., and thereafter removing the water, and while the cloth is hot rinsing in cold water, then extracting the water from the cloth until it is damp dry, and then sisting in cutting fur off scrap fur, blowing the fur to remove dirt'therefrom, then blending the same withwool fibers, and spinning the blended,

fibers intoyam, then making cloth of the yarn, then washing th cloth in a laundry wheel for about twenty minutes in water at between 120- 130 F. to which has been added alkali soapand" oil soap, then releasing the'water and soil from the laundry wheel, then adding fresh water at between 120 F., together with soda ash,

and washing from six to eight minutes, then adding water of substantially the same temperature and mineral oil and germicidal material to 'the laundry wheel, and washing'for between three to five minutes, then draining "off the water, and while the cloth is still hot, rinsing in cold tap water from one and one-half to two minutes".-

6. A process of thecharacter described, consistingin cutting fur off scrap fur, blowing the fur to remove dirt therefrom, thenblending the same with wool fibers, and spinning the blended fibers into yarn, then making cloth of the yarn, then" washing the cloth ina laundry wheel for about twenty minutesin water at between F. to whichhas' been added alkali soap and oil soap, then releasing the water and soil from the laundry wheel, then adding fresh water-at between 115'-12o' F.,-together with sodaash,

thelaundry wheel, and washing for between three to five. minutes, then draining off they water, and

while the cloth is still hot, rinsing i cold tap water from one and one-half to two-minutes, then placing the cloth in an extractor and extracting the water untilthe cloth is clamp dry,

and then drying the cloth in a heated'tumbler.

'7, Process of treating textile material comprising a mixture of wool fibers of short staple length and fur down, comprising subjecting said textile material to treatment with hot water, and while said textil material is still hot, immersing the textile material to thoroughly dry and the fur n same into a bath of cold tap water, thereafter placing the textile material in an extractor, extracting the water therefrom until said textile material is damp dry, placing said damp dry textile material intoa heated tumbler and operating the same, so as to cause said textile material to dry, and the fur down to migrate to the surface of said textile material.

8. A-process of preparing a textile material said mixture of wool fibers and fur down into a yarn, processing said yarn into a fabric, subjecting said fabric to treatment with hot water,

and while said textile material is still hot, im-

t which comprises blending a mixture of wool fibers of short staple length and fur down, spinning mersing the same into a bath of cold tap water, thereafter placing the textile materialin an extractor, extracting the water therefrom until said textile material is damp dry, and then placing said damp dry textile material into a heated turnbler and operating said tumbler to cause the fibers to migrate to the surface of the textile material.

9. A method of the character described, consisting in blending together wool and fur fibers, then spinning the mixed fibers into a yarn, then making cloth of the yarn, then washing said cloth in hot water, then rinsing the cloth while hot in cold tap water, and thereafter placing the cloth in an extractor, xtracting'the water therefrom until they are damp dry, and then placi t e same in a tumbler and operating the tumbler to cause the cloth to dry and the fur fibers to migrate to the surface of said cloth.

LOUIS B. STRAUSS. 

